Articles tagged as Marriage
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John Quincy Adams contra Patrick Deneen: Marriage, Family, and the Story of the American Founding- Professor Justin Dyer in Public Discourse
JWI Affiliated Scholar Justin Dyer, in an essay for Pubic Discourse, contextualizes the pronounced decline in America’s social fabric, as a result of the collapse of marriage. Professor Dyer presents a set of diverse narratives that seek to establish the reasoning behind this breakdown of marriage. In the essay, Professor Dyer emphasizes the thoughts and […] -
Free Speech and Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court
Jack Phillips, Barronelle Stutzman, Blaine Adamson, and the Larsen Family: each are blessed with extraordinary creativity and faith along with success in their private businesses. Jack bakes personalized cakes, Barronelle designs unique floral arrangements, Blaine prints custom shirts, and the Larsen’s videography captures the intimate stories of others. Each take pride in their faith and […] -
“Can the Political Branches Counter the Courts on Marriage and Abortion?: Teaching Conservatives Again What They Once Used To Know”–Prof. Hadley Arkes at the Thomas More Society of America, D.C. Chapter
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“Ryan Anderson’s Powerful Case for Marriage”—Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes reviews Dr. Ryan Anderson’s book, Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom. Arkes finds Anderson’s argument which defends marriage between one man and one woman as rooted in something more fundamental than the positive law. “Ryan Anderson has taken it as his mission to make the […] -
“After Obergefell: Facing the Main Question”—Prof. Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes, in “After Obergefell: Facing the Main Question,” calls for the political branches to counteract the Court’s marriage decision with more substantive arguments in defense of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. “[A] ‘defensive’ strategy of resistance has run into problems recently also on […] -
“The Paths of Resistance”—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Writing in The Catholic Thing, Professor Hadley Arkes, in “The Paths of Resistance,” offers two possible (legislative) steps that can be taken in light of the Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Some excerpts: “In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage, two lines of response may be open to those who […] -
“Marriage and the Court: The Expected Arrives”—Prof. Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Writing in The Catholic Thing on the Obergefell ruling, Prof. Arkes, in ”Marriage and the Court: The Expected Arrives,” discusses the recent ruling from the Court; he reminds us of the essence of marriage as we have heretofore known it—and why we must still have an interest in preserving that institution. “The ‘right to abortion’ has been […] -
“After Obergefell: A First Things Symposium”—A Response from Prof. Hadley Arkes
Charged with the questions both of how we should “respond to the ruling by the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage,” and of “what’s next” in the wake of that decision, several contributors to First Things offered their responses to the queries above. Arguing that we should proceed in […] -
“Waiting for the Decision on Marriage”—Hadley Arkes in The Catholic Thing
Writing in The Catholic Thing, Prof. Hadley Arkes, in “Waiting for the Decision on Marriage,” discusses both how the impending ruling will hinge on the work of Justice Kennedy, and how, in the wake of the expected outcome, we can respond to the edict of the Court. Some excerpts: “As Justice Kennedy has himself said, […] -
“The Jujitsu of Same-Sex Marriage”—Prof. Hadley Arkes in First Things
Writing in First Things on “The Jujitsu of Same-Sex Marriage,” Prof. Hadley Arkes discusses how the principal argument in support of same-sex marriage is inherently self-defeating. “Yet there is one path of argument that has remained overlooked even now, and it could offer even Justice Kennedy some reason to pause, and perhaps to hold back, […]